SOLUTION: In a college there are 15 times as many students as professors. If together the students and professors number 8,000, how many students are there in the college?

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Question 817328: In a college there are 15 times as many students as professors. If together the students and professors number 8,000, how many students are there in the college?
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, richwmiller:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s = 15p
s + p = 8000
p = 8000 - s
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s = 15p
s = 15(8000 - s)
s = 120000 - 15s
16s = 120000
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s = 7500
p = 500
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Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p/s=1/15,
s+p=8000
p = 500, s = 7500

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